The US National Mining Association has indicated Paris climate agreement would lead to larger bills for US consumers. It emphasised developing technology for clean coal is a better way to address climate change.
A round-up of the week’s coal news from updates on the latest coal projects to short-term outlooks on US coal production and prices.
WellDog has announced the release of the third generation of its GasMapper coal gas assessment service, extending the service to use in the slim boreholes used widely by the coal mining industry.
Southwest Research Institute-led consortium launches second year of advanced emissions research.
Leigh Creek Energy has signed a non-binding HOA with APT Pipelines Ltd for a gas pipeline connection, marking a key milestone in infrastructure development for the Leigh Creek Energy project.
Miners at the UK’s last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery, will end their final shift on Friday 18 December, leaving behind an estimated 30 million t of recoverable coal.
Bowie Resource Partners is going to refinance existing indebtedness as part of financing for Peabody transaction.
The US EPA has made an agreement with SIGECO to reduce air pollution from the company’s Southern Indiana coal-fired power plants in the US.
Glencore has announced that its proposed Blakefield North underground coal project has been placed on hold.
The Land Court of Queensland has rejected Coast and Country’s bid to stop the Carmichael mine, taking Adani nearer to final approval for the project.
Duke Energy has now begun the permitting process to safely manage coal ash at the W.S. Lee plant in Belton, S.C. through the construction of a fully lined onsite landfill at the plant.
Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced it has officially opened the new third berth at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Hay Point Coal Terminal, which increases the export capacity from 44 million tpy to 55 million tpy.
Arch Coal will defer US$90 million of interest payments under a 30-day grace period clause in its indenture agreements.
Bank of American Merrill Lynch expect coal prices to continue to fall in 2016 as supply and demand trends keep the market in surplus.
The American Coal Council has released a statement on COP21.